MEDSURG VATI ASSESSMENT 2023

A nurse is monitoring a client who has a pneumothorax and a chest tube in place with a closed chest drainage system connected to low suction. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the charge nurse - Fluctuation of the water level in the water seal chamber -constant bubbling in the suction control chamber - periodic bubbling in the water seal chamber - Persistent bubbling in the water seal chamber - - Persistent bubbling in the water seal chamber Excessive and persistent bubbling in the water-seal chamber indicates an air leak in the drainage system. The nurse should notify the charge nurse of this finding. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a male client who has right sided hemiparesis about preforming ADL's. Which